Basic Russian phrases: How are you? – Как дела?

How to ask ‘How are you”‘ in Russian? Gestures and colors will help you to memorise the answers. Watch the video, repeat after me and copy the intonation.

КАК ДЕЛА? – How are you?
Отлично – excellent
Очень хорошо – very good
Хорошо – good
Нормально – not bad (literally – normal)
Неплохо – not bad
Плохо – bad (we do say that sometimes, especially when asked by a close friend. And then we expect the friend to ask – What happened???)
Ужасно – awful (same thing: a short – or not very short! – report is following)